Roasting With The Probe - GE Monogram ZEK735 Use And Care Manual

Correct Placement of the Temperature Probe
A temperature probe has been provided for use in your
new oven. This probe is designed to withstand high
temperatures. Temperature probes provided with other
products, such as those used for microwave ovens,
may not be designed to withstand high temperatures.
Use of probes other than the one provided with this
product may result in damage to the probe.
Never leave your probe inside the oven during a self-
cleaning cycle.
For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal
food temperature is the best test for doneness. The
temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting
by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want.
When the internal temperature of the food reaches the
temperature you set, the oven automatically shuts off.
The temperature probe has a skewer-like probe at
one end and a plug at the other end that goes into the
outlet in the oven.
After preparing the meat and placing it on a trivet or
on the broiler pan grid, follow these directions for
proper probe placement.
1. Lay the probe on the
outside of the meat
along the top or side
and mark with your
finger where the edge
of the meat comes to
on the probe. The point
should rest in the center
of the thickest meaty
part of the roast.
Ham or Lamb
For roasts with no bone, insert the
probe into the meatiest part of the
roast. For bone-in ham or lamb,
insert the probe into the center of
the lowest large muscle or joint.

ROASTING WITH THE PROBE

See the Roasting Guide.
Casseroles or Fish
Insert the probe into the center
of dishes such as meat loaf or
casseroles. When cooking fish,
insert the probe from just above
the gill into the meatiest area,
parallel to the backbone.
Use the handles of the probe and plug when inserting
and removing them from the meat and the outlet in
the oven. Do not use tongs to pull on the cable when
removing the probe—they might damage it.
TO AVOID BREAKING THE PROBE, MAKE
SURE FOOD IS COMPLETELY DEFROSTED
BEFORE INSERTING.
Cable
Plug
Handles
2. Insert the probe into
the meat up to the
point marked off
with your finger. It
should not touch the
bone, fat or gristle.
No more than 2 inches
of the probe, not
counting the handle,
should be left exposed
outside the meat.
Poultry
Insert the probe into the meatiest
part of the inner thigh from below
and parallel to the leg of a whole
turkey.
Probe
(appearance may vary)
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